The POWER cluster project is a direct successor of the successful North Sea Region (NSR) Interreg IIIB’s programme POWER project. It is centred on the development of a strong Offshore Wind Industry (OWI) cluster in the NSR.

From late summer 2008 and for a course of three years, eighteen partners from six countries – Germany, The United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden – will push the further development of offshore wind energy in Northern Europe in general and in the participating regions especially.

The participating regions have varied settings due to their diverse domestic wind markets and are characterized by individual strengths and weaknesses. Whilst no individual region can demonstrate excellence in every aspect of the supply chain, together the individual regions have full capability throughout all identifiable supply chain activities.

There is a clear benefit of establishing a real offshore wind POWER cluster with close relationships between the companies in the different regions, both for the economic regeneration of the involved regions, and for confirming the NSR as the global engine for the offshore wind.